In his two-minute statement to the court, Cosko said that he’d been struggling with substance abuse and mental health issues and that the judge’s decision earlier this year to let him enter a treatment program was pivotal.
“I firmly believe that it saved my life,” he said.
Hogan said he was puzzled at how Cosko kept up work in congressional offices given the cocaine, psychedelics and alcohol he was consuming daily.
“The probation office indicated he’s lucky he wasn’t dead,” the judge said.
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